SEARCH FOR LOST SUBS

In the first sixty years after the end of World War II, no one was able to find any of the 52 American submarines lost during the War whose exact locations were not already known. In most cases, the submarines were lost with all hands, and the exact locations of their sinkings were lost to history.

Advances in technology and the dedication of those who seek to explore the depths has changed all that. Since 2005, divers have discovered six sunken submarines.

FINDING THE USS WAHOO (SS-238)

USS Wahoo is the most famous WWII U.S. submarine to be found. In July of 2006 a Russian dive team by the name of “Iskra” photographed submarine wreckage in 213 feet of water. It was found in the La Perouse Strait between the Japanese island of Hokkaido and the Russian island of Sakhalin. The Russian team was part of an international team of experts working with The Wahoo Project group.

DID YOU KNOW?

In the summer of 1945, USS Bowfin participated in Operation Barney with eight other submarines. They entered the Sea of Japan in early June through the heavily mined Tsushima Strait and departed on 24 June.